From: Larz <wbsurfver@...>
Date: 2009-01-07T20:34:56+09:00
Subject: Re: a good career choice ?


 What was your BS in ? Are you a CS major ?

 I have a BS in Comp Sci. I did C++ for many years, and was preparing
to go into Java certification until I found out about Ruby. If you are
a programmer, I suggest checking out the Java certification books
which if that doesn't make you sick to your stomach, I don't know what
will, but Java has been the most popular language though I don't know
how long that can last and it may be one of those strange things in
life. I have never learned languages through memorization and testing
which was a major turn off for me.

 If you web interest is more front end look and feel stuff, I am not
convinced that you will fall in love with Ruby, but I couldn't say
either way. It is just as good or better than other technologies, but
for me it's the language itself.





On Jan 7, 4:07 am, waterinmylun...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello, I am from the USA and I graduated last year with a BS. I've
> been trying to find a job doing HTML and CSS or Flash, but to no
> avail. I know finding a job will be hard, but I want to give myself
> the best chance of success. A couple people that I have talked to
> suggested that I learn Ruby on Rails saying that it was the "future".
> I've spent the past few days reading book tutorials on basic Ruby, and
> it seems like something I could do and enjoy. Would learning RoR be a
> good skill to learn to help me better get a job? If not, then is there
> another language/s that would be good to learn?  To any responses -
> thanks in advance.
>
> -ryan